Environment & Energy
In reply to the discussion: is the end of monsanto near? prop 37 succeeding as nations ban GMO [View all]lunasun
(21,646 posts)Farmers across the country are planting Monsanto's Roundup Ready sugar beet, genetically engineered for resistance to Monsanto's herbicide glyphosate (marketed as Roundup). Up to 95 percent of the sugar beet crop in Idaho alone is GM, totaling 150,000 out of 167,000 acres.
Half of the granulated sugar in the U.S. comes from pesticide laden sugar beets
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The days of food and beverage makers hiding the gargantuan sugar content of high fructose corn syrup under the deceptive label of "corn sugar" are over following a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision that prohibits the common industry practice.
According to recent reports, FDA regulators said they made the move to clear up any confusion about the definition of "sugar."
At present, corn sugar can, at times, refer to another sugary substance - dextrose - which comes from corn starch. Dextrose was developed for people who don't have the ability to absorb or tolerate syrup.